Skáld-mær
Old Norse Dictionary - skáld-mær
Meaning of Old Norse word "skáld-mær"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skáld-mær
- adj. a ‘skald-maid,’ poetess, a nickname of the poetess Jórunn, Fms. i. 13; the name of her poem Sendi-bít looks as if it had been of a ‘biting’ libellous kind.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛏ-ᛘᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)